Training Log Archive: Spike

Work commute. On the way to work I tried to count the number of drivers on Clinton Parkway looking at their phones instead of the road. It was scary.

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A short jog when I got home. It felt blah for the first few minutes, then felt ok but slow.

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Work commute. Ho hum.

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Trail run at Clinton, starting from the parking lot by the beach. The trails were in good shape with just a few muddy spots that were easily avoided. The rain that began falling near the end (and hasn't stopped in the 4+ hours since then) will make the trails muddy again.

I finished up with 10 minutes at an honest effort. The effort was honest, but I'm pretty sure the pace wasn't special. It felt good to work a bit harder and running felt better than it has in a while. The temp was reasonable at around 68F by the finish. That helped.

My right ankle is a bit swollen but I ran without thinking about it at all.

I ran without a map. That felt a bit odd. There's not so much to do, just run and look around and think about anything.

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MTB on the roads in the morning. I went out to Clinton to catch a bit of the Skyline Shuffle 5K. I saw Matt Q looking strong (I think he finished 2nd). I thought Gene was running, but didn't see him go by me. I was spectating at the gravel road just before the final climb. But, Gene was at the finish and we chatted a bit. He'd planned to run but had some hamstring issues and was being smart about not racing.

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After resting while watching a bit of TV (Orphan Black and then Boundless), I headed out to Clinton for a bit of a jog on the trails. It was mid afternoon and hot. The temp was in the mid-80s. The trail was shady, so that helped.

I felt ok, took it easy and looked at the map I was carrying occiassionaly.

Afterwards I felt sleepy.

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Work commute. It got hot today, temp in the 80s. Yuck.

I breathed some junk in when I was mowing and was sort of coughing a bit all evening. Yuck.

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Work commute. Nice day out and quiet commute because today was stop day at KU (I think).

Easy jog on West Campus. I felt ok, but it also started feeling warmer than I like (which means it must have been about 70).

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Work commute with a quick errand (stopping at the grocery store for garbanzo beans and mint cookies).

After reading cedarcreek's AP thread on Strava heat maps and QGIS, I discovered that Strave heat map data can be used for OSM editing. I did some OSM editing at Cliff Cave and at the Perry bike trails. Cliff Cave had most of the trails in place, but the heat map data showed some newer (or maybe just unmapped) trails. OSM didn't have any of the Perry bike trails. It has some of them now. I'll add more later.

I like OSM for a couple of reasons. First, I like the idea of open mapping. Second, I have this idea that with a little bit of training on map making, I might be able to get some of the local adventure race organizers to use OSM and lidar to create maps that are better than the crummy USGS maps that they currently use.

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